Hymnal and Order of Service ‎#69a

69a. Sweet the Moments, Rich in Blessing

1 Sweet the moments, rich in blessing,
Which before the cross I spend.
Life and health, and peace possessing,
From the sinner's dying friend.

2 Here I'll sit, forever viewing
Mercy's streams, in streams of blood:
Precious drops, my soul bedewing,
Plead and claim my peace with God.

3 Truly blessed is the station,
Low before His cross to lie;
While I see divine compassion
Beaming in His languid eye.

4 Lord, in ceaseless contemplation
Fix my thankful heart on Thee,
Till I taste Thy full salvation
And Thine unveiled glory see.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Sweet the moments, rich in blessing
• Title: Sweet the Moments, Rich in Blessing
• Author: Walter Shirley, 1725-1786 (1774 Altered and Abridged)
• Meter: 8 7, 8 7.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1901
• Topic: Lent
• Notes: First Tune

Tune Information

• Name: BATTY (RINGE RECHT WENN GOTTES GNADE)
• Harmonizer: W. H. Monk (1784)
• Meter: 8 7, 8 7.
• Source: Gnadauer Choralbuch